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Frank Arok dies: Former Socceroos coach dead at 88 – Sydney Morning Herald
Former Socceroos Robbie Slater and Mark Schwarzer have led the tributes to the former national coach, who died on Tuesday.
Former Socceroos coach Frank Arok has died eight days short of his 89th birthday.
Born in the former Yugoslavia in 1932, Arok played with FK Jedinstvo in his homeland before moving into coaching. After moving to Australia he had two stints in the National Soccer League with St George before taking charge of the national side, who confirmed his passing on Tuesday night, in 1983.
Arok was at the helm for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, where despite being drawn in the same group as Yugoslavia and…
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